General Discussion

Greybnk48

(10,703 posts)

11. The book is outstanding. I read it in 1990

Sun Apr 30, 2017, 10:06 AM

Apr 2017

in a University Lit class, and it was shocking at the time (still is now). There was a movie made a while back that was pretty good, with Robt. Duvall as the Commander and Faye Dunnaway as Serena Joy, his wife. This adaptation came out circa 1990 and as I said, is well done.

What I loved is that Margaret Atwood made no secret back in the late 80's and early 90' that Serena Joy was to be thought of as Phyllis Schafly! One of the most horrid creatures of the 20th century...and Schafly knew it was supposed to be her. So elevate Margaret Atwood to:

Right Wing Troll Level: EXPERT! She is a hero of mine!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phyllis_Schlafly

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099731/

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

12 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

The Handmaid's Tale [View all] B2G Apr 2017 OP

Looking forward to watching it tonight. dhol82 Apr 2017 #1

Just finished episode 1 and my humble opinion is, meh..... chelsea0011 Apr 2017 #2

Heard a good review on NPR this morning. tammywammy Apr 2017 #3

Vermeer, via the Hell filter. politicat Apr 2017 #4

I'm thinking I want to read the book first B2G Apr 2017 #5

I think I read the book around when it came out NewJeffCT Apr 2017 #6

If you read by audiobook, the Claire Danes narration is exceptional. politicat Apr 2017 #7

If Pence watched this onlyadream Apr 2017 #8

They already have these ideas. politicat Apr 2017 #9

Yes, I watched it. I thought it was good. smirkymonkey Apr 2017 #10

The book is outstanding. I read it in 1990 Greybnk48 Apr 2017 #11

I had Serena Joy pegged as Tammy Faye Bakker B2G Apr 2017 #12